<p id=”par-1_33″>Hate to break it to you, but the most recognizable house in movie history doesn’t look anything like you remember on the inside when the 1990 <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/christmas/?swcfpc=1″>Christmas</a> classic <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/home-alone-star-says-only-watched-movie-once-burst-tears.html/”>Home Alone</a></em> was filmed. </p>
<p id=”par-2_30″>The interior of the house <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/home-alone-joe-pescis-intense-approach-to-acting-scared-macaulay-culkin.html/”>the Wet Bandits</a> tried to rob before they encountered a child, accidentally left behind while his parents went on vacation, who had other plans. </p>
<p id=”par-3_45″>Of course no one expected the house to look exactly the same as it did decades ago, especially since it’s had new owners who updated it over the years. But photos of just how different it looks inside has stunned fans of the film. </p>
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<p id=”par-4_15″>The house was owned by John and Cynthia Abendshien when the movie was filmed in 1990. </p>
<p id=”par-5_40″>“We had a large master bedroom suite that we converted into an apartment,” John recalled to <a href=”https://abc7chicago.com/post/home-alone-no-more-original-owner-house-writes-memoir-iconic-movie-filmed-671-lincoln-avenue/18165822/”>ABC 7</a>. “As long as we kept out of the camera eye, we were free to roam and watch scenes as they were being filmed.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_31″>In 2012, the Abendshiens sold the residence for $1.585 million. The new owners rented the property out as an Airbnb until it was sold again in January 2025 for $5.5 million. </p>
<p id=”par-7_64″>However, there’s good news for those who were outraged by what was done inside the home because it’s now expected to undergo another major renovation, transforming it back to the house of the personality-filled ’90s interior we all remember. That’s according to the project manager Scott Price, who told <a href=”https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/the-iconic-home-alone-house-is-being-renovated-by-its-new-owner-what-they-plan-to-do/3861199/”>NBC Chicago</a> that it is currently being restored to match its appearance in the original blockbuster.</p>
<p id=”par-8_43″>“Our vision is to bring back the warmth and just the love from the movie,” Price said. “There [were] so many great colors and it just made you feel like family and like home and we want to bring that magic back.” </p>
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